Must Read. . .

War and Peace online www. onlineliterature. com If you've wanted to read War and Peace but haven't had the time (you ideally need about 33 hours) do so now from the comfort of your work computer. The entire masterpiece is online and split up helpfully into its various chapters, so you can now spend your downtime, and your uptime, grappling with the 500 or so characters who populate the book. Just don't claim it as overtime.

Must Surf. . .

CNET Digital Home DIY digitalhome. cnet. com While there's nothing better than taking apart an electrical gadget and being able to put it back together again, sometimes we do need a little bit of help. At Digital Home DIY, it's now easy to optimise and enhance all your home's digital technology. Want to hear your iPod speakers or optimise your wireless network? It's all here, and there's even a 'convince me' section for sceptical partners who think you're going to wreck the gaff. . .

Must Hear. . .

Late Registration by Kayne West Outkast rapper and producer Kayne West likes to compare himself to God, Bill Gates and Prince. Still, that hasn't stopped critics salivating over this, his second album, with many claiming he alone is the most important artist in hip hop today. Late Registrationmight not be the second coming, but there's no denying it's chock-a-block with pop brilliance. . .

Must See. . .

La Dolce Vita IFI, 11am, 10 September The film that inspired the word paparazzi, (the lead character is called Paparazzo, a journalist who writes for a scandal magazine), Frederico Fellini's most famous film is both a homage to and indictment of the beautiful people of Rome and the decadence of the early 1960s. It's here rereleased on a new print.

Must Go. . .

Scriobh Literary Festival Sligo, 8-11 September If you want to join Yeats in casting a cold eye on life and death, then visit the Scriobh literary festival, now in its 12th year. The roll call of writers includes Booker prize winner DBC Pierre, Paul Durcan, Nell McCafferty and Maedbh McGuicken, and this year sees the return of its poetry competition.

Paul Lynch